For the rav of Beit Haknesset Mishkan Eliyahu U’Malkah, a Sephardic shul in Ramat Beit Shemesh, eight lanterns burning around the clock is one way to make sure the fire of Chanukah endures
ENDURING ILLUMINATION Zeidy Kaufman wound up becoming part of the family and the rabbi’s surprise benefactor as well (Photos: Mayrav Zinnar)
W alk by 47 Nachal Ein Gedi in Ramat Beit Shemesh and you’ll see a menorah the likes of which you’ve surely never seen.
These neiros Chanukah stretch seven feet long and extend the length of an entire porch. It’s a display one would expect to find in the middle of a large city park not a small apartment at the end of a long lonely road.
The enormous chanukiah is the creation of Rabbi Avraham Levy the rav of Beit Haknesset Mishkan Eliyahu U’Malkah a Sephardic shul in the neighborhood.
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